ATS vs ESAB
ATS and ESAB side by side, both in general industrial machinery and equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ATS and ESAB compare
ATS grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (17.4% versus 11.0% for ESAB).
ESAB keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 5.1% compared with 2.4% at ATS.
ESAB pays a dividend yielding 0.53%; ATS does not pay one.
ESAB scores higher on the StockData Score (7 against 4 for ATS), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ATS | ESAB |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $5.2B |
| Share price | $17.50 | $83.25 |
| Change, 1 year | −35.5% | −26.4% |
| Change, 5 years | −54.9% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.96 | 1.13 |
| Employees | – | 10K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 4 | 7 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Health score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 28.9× |
| P/S | – | 1.7× |
| P/B | – | 2.0× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 15.8× |
| P/FCF | – | 28.6× |
| FCF yield | – | 3.5% |
| Fair value | – | $78.17 |
| Margin of safety | – | −6.5% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 17.4% (better) | 11.0% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | – | 7.8% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −35.5% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −32.6% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 7.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 28.6% | 37.6% (better) |
| Operating margin | 6.7% | 11.2% (better) |
| Net margin | 2.4% | 5.1% (better) |
| FCF margin | 14.0% (better) | 5.8% |
| Return on equity | 4.1% | 6.7% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 4.9% | 6.9% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.72 (better) | 0.91 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.01 | 4.59 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 2.0× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.64 | 1.92 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | – | 1.78 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 0.53% |
| Payout ratio | – | 16.5% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 3 |
| Shareholder yield | – | 0.53% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 83.2% | 105% |
| Held by insiders | 0.00% | 7.7% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$8.8M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 8.8% |
Go deeper
- ATS stock overview
- ATS income statement
- ATS valuation and score
- ESAB stock overview
- ESAB income statement
- ESAB valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.